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Stabilizing and Rebuilding Iraq: Coalition Support and International Donor Commitments

GAO-07-827T Published: May 09, 2007. Publicly Released: May 09, 2007.
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In March 2003, a U.S.-led multinational force began operations in Iraq. At that time, 48 nations, identified as a "coalition of the willing," offered political, military, and financial support for U.S. efforts in Iraq, with 38 nations other than the United States providing troops. In addition, international donors met in Madrid in October 2003 to pledge funding for the reconstruction of Iraq's infrastructure, which had deteriorated after multiple wars and decades of neglect under the previous regime. This testimony discusses (1) the troop commitments other countries have made to operations in Iraq, (2) the funding the United States has provided to support other countries' participation in the multinational force, and (3) the financial support international donors have provided to Iraq reconstruction efforts. This testimony is based on GAO's prior work and data collected for this hearing. Although we reviewed both classified and unclassified documents, the information in this statement is based only on unclassified documents. We completed this work in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards.

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Armed forces abroadFederal aid to foreign countriesForeign aid programsForeign governmentsForeign loansGrantsInternational cooperationInternational organizationsInternational relationsIraq War and reconstructionMilitary forcesMilitary trainingPeacekeeping forces